Word: behind
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...most important decision of the meeting was, that if a forward pass is made from behind the offense's goal-line and strikes the ground before being touched, it is to be called a safety for the defense, regardless of whether the pass was made on the first or second down. It was also decided that the penalty for an illegal or incompleted forward pass, viz., a forward pass which strikes the ground before being touched, could not be declined by the offended side even if it was to its advantage...
...regards the ruling of the second paragraph of section 8, rule 6, it was decided that a touchdown could be made on a free kick from placement following a fair catch, if the kicking side should obtain the ball. Any kind of kick going behind the goal-line before being touched must be counted a touchback...
...Several other minor points were decided upon, the two most interesting of which were that a ball crossing the cross-bar on the bound from a drop kick counts a goal as much as if it crossed on the fly; and that a man rushing the ball out from behind his own goal-line cannot be forced back behind for a safety after once having crossed the line...
Although the football season is still young, it is not too early to express a hope for improvement in our football songs. There is no valid reason why our singing at the large games should be inferior to that of many of our opponents who are far behind us in numbers. Yet we have learned by experience that we have little cause for pride in this respect...
...line. He then punted and the first eleven recovered the ball upon its 15-yard line. Wendell then gained three yards through left tackle, but in the next play the first lost eight yards on a poor pass. Lockwood's punt was blocked by Nourse, who fell on it behind the line for a touchdown. No attempt for a goal was made...